The Russian embassy in Washington says it has not received any warning from the United States about a potential terrorist attack in Moscow, Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on Sunday.
In early March, the US diplomatic mission warned Americans to “avoid large gatherings” due to reports that “extremists have imminent plans to attack crowds in Moscow.”
Earlier this week, Putin dismissed those warnings, telling the Federal Security Service that the embassy's warnings were “provocative” and “pure and simple blackmail.”
“We did not receive any notifications or messages in advance,” Antonov told RIA.
“We have paid attention to the matter, but… I have not had contact with the White House or the State Department on this issue,” he added.
In light of Friday's (24) attack in Crocus, Antonov told RIA Novosti that contacts between the US and the Russian Federation in the fight against terrorism were “destroyed”, adding that Moscow was not to blame.
“I have always reminded Americans that our president was the first who, in 2001, reached out to Americans and declared his willingness to help. And something worked, it worked… and it’s not our fault that all this was destroyed today,” he said.
Source: CNN Brasil
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